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What Makes an Effective Coalition?

Publication date:

03/2011

The California Endowment , a leading funder of policy advocacy efforts, commissioned TCC Group to conduct new research on the crucial ingredients for an effective coalition or network. Written by TCC Group's .....

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Evaluation

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Public Policy

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Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund

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04/11/2012

... many museums to concentrate on basic operations instead of new programs, the Henry Luce Foundation decided to ... have Ellen Holtzman, the foundation’s Program Director for American Art,...

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Insights

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Arts

Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers

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11/2009

... about grantees. And it's no longer the exclusive domain of big foundations, communications staff, or consultants. ... to develop strategy, evaluate impact, take advantage of new media technologies, and more. Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers .....

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Communications

The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship

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05/2013

In grantmaking, is there such a thing as the good goodbye? ... the tensions that so often arise. Learn how to use the end of a funding relationship to boost a grantee's capacity, find new sources of support, and even multiply the value of the .....

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Grants Managers

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Grantmaking with a Gender Lens: Using a Gender Analysis

Publication date:

05/2004

In this GrantCraft guide, grantmakers and grantees describe the experience of using a "gender lens" in their work. They explain what ... also takes a closer look at how gender analysis has led to new thinking in fields as diverse as public health, .....

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Grantmaking With a Racial Equity Lens: Using a Racial Equity Analysis

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11/2007

... equity can increase your effectiveness at every stage of the grantmaking process. Blending experience and candid ... lens can help you scan your field or community, cultivate new leaders, encourage creative approaches, get people ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Grants Managers

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Leadership Development

Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers and Grantees

Many grantmakers champion the idea of using evaluation to improve grantee effectiveness or ... It's a worthy endeavor, but how can you make it happen in the real world? This guide explores an increasingly ... how collaborative inquiry was used to support growth in a new field. Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among .....

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Evaluation

Scanning the Landscape

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04/2004

Scanning is no longer something done only when planning a new program or contemplating a shift in strategy. Using learning networks, grant makers are ... makers how they build networks to discover the unexpected in their fields and communities: Scanning the Landscape ...

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Businesses With a Social Conscience Reach a Tipping Point

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08/01/2013

An op-ed by Phillip Henderson, President of the Surdna Foundation. To my undiscerning palette, a ... much different than any other muffin. The 200-year old New England company’s specialty flours cost about the...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Nonprofit Hospital Requirements

Release Date:

12/19/2013

... Treasury and the IRS issued two notices providing guidance for nonprofit hospitals. The first notice provides a process ... and disclose their failures if they do not satisfy their new requirements under...

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Health

A Nonprofit Trendsetter Becomes 4th CEO in 4 Years at Tides

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02/09/2014

The Chronicle of Philanthropy profiled Kriss Deiglmeier, the new CEO of Tides. Over the past two decades, Kriss Deiglmeier has helped start some of the biggest trends in...

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Wellspring Advisors Program Director Andrew Park Heads to The Williams Institute

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06/13/2014

... The Williams Institute announced Andrew Park is its new International Program Director. Previously, Andrew served ... managed domestic and international grant-making programs in the fields of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

LGBTQ

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Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other PNY members highlighted in Corporate Giving Infographic

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08/19/2014

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other PNY members highlighted in Corporate Giving Infographic A new infographic from Double the Donation identifies the top ... them are PNY members Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Bank...

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Dodge Foundation President Weighs in on NJ Sewer System Challenges

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03/13/2015

State Moves to Deal with Dirty Problem -- Raw Sewage in Waterways Final permits issued to force 25 cities to ... overflows -- but necessary funding may not be forthcoming New Jersey yesterday issued final permits...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Time Magazine Spotlights Walker's UT Austin Commencement Speech

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05/27/2015

"The story of a boy, who started life in a little shotgun house in Ames, Texas; the story of a young man who made his way up the ladder in a new...

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Education

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces

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06/02/2016

Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces The new health insurance exchanges are the core of the Affordable ...

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Health

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Arabella Advisors Writes About Impact Investing and Where to Source Investments

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07/28/2016

... invest for impact, you’ll need a steady pipeline of investable transactions. Because the field is relatively new , finding investment opportunities that are aligned with a ... colleagues,...

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Guide to Collaborative Philanthropy

Publication date:

10/2016

... “Framework” describes our views on the importance of collaboration and how SDG thinks about group composition ... things like a chair job decision, application for a new collaborative group, notes template, and detailed description of what support we provide in which circumstances . Based on feedback from colleagues ...

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Model Partnerships for Impact: The Cricket Island Foundation and Communities United

Release Date:

10/12/2016

Model Partnerships for Impact: The Cricket Island Foundation and Communities ... catalyzed both organizations to have deeper impact in communities. Our new case study spotlights these two...

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